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A first transnational partner meeting for a project development under the lead partnership of Aufbauwerk Region Leipzig in the Central Europe Programme will take place in Leipzig on 4th March. Participants were expected from Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. The aim of the project idea is to support innovative developments in environmental, energy and waste technology and financing.

Aufbauwerk Region Leipzig GmbH takes part on 10th March at Lead applicant training in Vienna

On 10th March the Joint Secretary organizes a Lead applicant training for the new Central Europe programme in Vienna. The Event organized for questions of applicants. The Aufbauwerk Region Leipzig GmbH is using this opportunity to discuss with the responsible persons of the Central Europe programme and present envisaged projects.

„ESF-Integrationsrichtlinie Bund“ – Integration durch Austausch (IdA)

The Aufbauwerk Leipzig has submitted a project proposal under the action “ESF-Integrationsrichtlinie Bund - Integration durch Austausch (IdA ) at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs for review.

Project goal is the integration of youth and young adults from 18 to 35 years, whose access to work or education is more difficult. Through their participation in a transnational mobility action they will be motivated for reintegration in work, apprenticeship or resume school education.

Project partners are, besides the Aufbauwerk Leipzig, the Deutsche Angestellten Akademie GmbH (DAA) and the 3 Jobcenter of the region (JC Nordsachsen, JC City of Leipzig, JC Landkreis Leipzig). Further the project will cooperate with two partners from Spain and Italy as hosting organizations.

If approved, the project will start in July 2015 and last till June 2019.

The first call in Interreg V B programme Central Europe started on 12th February and is open until 13th April for applications. Aufbauwerk prepares application for the first Call. At the moment we prepare project applications in following topics: development of financial instruments for Eco-innovation, implementation of reutilization concepts for old industrial sites in rural areas, improvement of logistic for freight transport stakeholders to reduce empty trips of trucks, energy efficiency and improvement of new energy potentials.

The Central Europe programme offers a lot of possibilities in the fields of innovation, energy and low carbon, natural and cultural resources and also transport. We are open for your project ideas.

For the project LOGICAL the last working meeting of the project partners before the project end will take place on December 4th 2014 in Koper, Slovenia. Apart from administrative tasks and arrangements, the partners will finally discuss and agree upon the structure and conditions for the future provider of the cloud and its further development. Thus, the project results will be sustainably used and further developed after the project ending. The project partners at the moment are very active in ensuring the sustainability of the project results and in the active regional promotion of the cloud. The cloud is developed for companies, expecially SME, from the sector of transport and logistics.

The project partners of the project ESSENCE meet on December 1st 2014 in Bologna for the last time before the project ends. On the agenda there will be last open issues in order to ensure the sustainability of the project’s results and partnership after the project end on December 31st 2014. The Aufbauwerk, as work package leader, is intensively active on the sustainability of the project and involved external consultants for the work on this issue. The ESSENCE platform, which is the central focus and result of the project, will be available after the project end and will also be further developed. Therefore, the already existent and to be further developed IT-solutions for companies, especially SME, will also in the future be available for use. For the further development of the platform and its functions there will be set up the necessary conditions on the meeting in Bologna to come.

Project LOGICAL – public conference in Síofok/Hungary on 12th -14th November 2014

The Project LOGICAL will be presented within one of the biggest Hungarian logistics fairs in Síofok/Hungary.

The fair is organized by the Hungarian Association of Logistics, Purchasing and Inventory Management (MLBKT). More than 500 logistic experts and companies are expected to attend the fair in order to discuss recent trends of the logistics sector. Within that fair the project LOGICAL and the LOGICAL cloud itself will be presented. Project partners will have the opportunity to elaborate on their experiences and success stories regarding the LOGICAL cloud.

All interested (logistic) companies can test the services of the LOGICAL Cloud for free until the end of the year. A termination of participation is possible at any time. From the turn of the year on a free use of the LOGICAL cloud won’t be possible anymore.

LOGICAL is a project of the Central Europe Program and is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

CycleCities – The 3rd and Final International Conference and Partner meeting in Piraeus

The CycleCities project invites you to the 3rd and final international conference, forum and workshop in Piraeus on 11th and 12th of November 2014. The conference will be held on the 12th of November in cooperation with the Municipality of Piraeus and the Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineers. The 7th Interregional Forum, on 11th of November, will focus on: “Planning for Port-Cities: Sustainable Mobility Policies & Solutions”. The forum will discuss how cycling is key for the successful development and regeneration of port-cities. Participation is free and registration can be made here.

The Project ESSENCE is going to meet in Bologna/Italy on 29th September 2014. The meeting will focus on the post-project sustainability of the ESSENCE network. Further considerations regarding maintaining and expanding the ESSENCE network will be made within the meeting and first drafts of a roadmap for sustainable service provision will be presented and discussed.

The CycleCities project invites you to the 2nd international conference, forum and workshop in Gdansk on 11th and 12th of September 2014. The conference will be held in cooperation with the 5th Congress of Active Mobility. The event is followed by a Guided Cycling Study Tour through the city. Participation is free and registration can be made here. Find more information about the congress here. On 10th of September the partners of the project will meet for a regular meeting. Out now – the 6th CycleCities newsletter

CycleCities is an INTERREG IV-C project and financed by the European Union’s Regional Development Fund.

Project LOGICAL12th International Partner Meeting and Final Conference in Leipzig/Germany

The 12th International Partner Meeting as well as the final conference of the project LOGICAL take place in Leipzig on 18th and 19th September 2014.

On 18th September the project LOGICAL will be presented and discussed in public as part of the conference “innoLOGIST 2014”. The regional project partners will have the opportunity to elaborate on their experiences and success stories regarding the LOGICAL cloud. The registration for innoLOGIST 2014 is possible via the following link: http://www.innologist.de/anmeldung

The 12th International Partner Meeting will take place on 19th September. It will focus on last details regarding the continuation of the LOGICAL cloud after the end of the project e.g. the business plan for the LOGICAL cloud will be discussed.

All interested (logistic) companies can test the services of the LOGICAL Cloud for free until the end of the year. A termination of participation is possible at any time. From the turn of the year on a free use of the LOGICAL cloud won’t be possible anymore.

CycleCities - International Conference and Partner meeting in Ljubljana

The CycleCities project invites you to the international conference, forum and workshop on »HOW TO BUILD AN OPTIMUM CYCLING CITY ENVIRONMENT? CONNECTIVITY AND ROAD SAFETY« in Ljubljana on 3rd and 4th of June 2014. The event is followed by a Guided Cycling Tour on Connectivity of the Cycling Network and Road Safety in Ljubljana. Participation is free and Registration open until 28th of May 2014. On 5th of June the partners of the project will meet for a regular meeting.

Two years after kick-off, the European project KTForce is organizing its final Conference “Innovation policies and knowledge transfer working together for regional competitiveness”. The event will take place on the 28th of May at the Faculty of Law, University of Porto.

Focusing on innovation policies specifically directed to knowledge transfer, speakers from different countries in Europe representing local, regional or national authorities and others with academic backgrounds will share their experience on how innovation policies can work together for the benefit of regional economies. Have a look at the agenda here

The event will enable a discussion between the participants and the audience via two round table discussions and live-tweet moments so that everyone can share their opinions and doubts. The participants are also invited to join the KTForce partners for lunch and for a cocktail at the end of the event to increase the networking opportunities and continue the exchange of experiences in a more informal way. The participation in the event is free of charge, but registration is compulsory via the form available here. Registration is open until the 21st of May.

KTForce is an INTERREG IV-C project and financed by the European Union’s Regional Development Fund

Partners of the Project CycleCities came together for a workshop in London on the 24th and 25th February. They discussed, together with experts from London and other cities in England, concepts for topics like cycling infrastructure, bike sharing, mobility management strategies and cities participation strategies. Results of the workshop will be part of the good practice guides, produced by the project.

CycleCities is an INTERREG IV-C project and financed by the European Union’s Regional Development Fund

In an internal meeting on April 22 the project partners of the CENTRAL EUROPE project EPOurban will come together for the sixth time. At the meeting in Autria the partners will report on the project activities in the partner cities Leipzig, Celje, Prague, Voitsberg, Bolzano, Bratislava and Sopot. Furthermore a training with already existing consulting services will be held, peer-reviews will be carried out and the first draft of the policy paper for the potential to activate private owners into the urban planning process will be discussed.

January 14th 2014 - Final partner meeting Grow Mobile in Leipzig, Germany and presentation of the “Leipzig.Travel-App” on February 10th, 2014

The international project partners of the Grow Mobile project will meet the last time in Leipzig on February 10th, 2014 for the final project meeting. As the project’s coordinator Aufbauwerk Region Leipzig GmbH will host the event. The meeting will take place in the “Kulturkaffee Plan B.” One highlight of the final meeting will be the public presentation of the new “Leipzig.Travel-App”. This app was jointly developed with Leipzig Tourismus and Marketing GmbH and is one of the main outputs of the project. In addition the international project partners will present their solutions for the so called „large-scale-demonstrators“ (management systems) for the regions of Medimurje (Croatia), Kyustendil and Varna (Bulgaria). Last but not least a final meeting is also the time and place for a reflection of the project’s implementation and for thinking about new possibilities for cooperation.

The project has been running since March 2012 and is implemented by the Aufbauwerk Region Leipzig GmbH as coordinator together with partners from Germany, Bulgaria and Croatia.

The virtual power plant in the District of Northern Saxony and in the region of Düben Heath of the District of Wittenberg and the District of Anhalt Bitterfeld is a key part of the project VIS NOVA which aims to cover up to 100% of the territory’s energy demand by energy being produced off regional resources. After the successful launch of the feasibility study of the virtual power plant which analysed the economic efficiency of the plant, in particular the marketing options on a day-ahead electricity spot, the pilot project is being currently launched together regional energy suppliers. The project implementation is scheduled at the end of September 2014. Further information about the project can be found on: www.vis-nova.eu

LOGICAL – 3rd Transnational Seminar

The 3rd Transnational Seminar in the LOGICAL project (www.project-logical.eu) will be staged in Wroclaw/Poland, 10th February 2014. Participating companies can test the latest version of the LOGICAL cloud, have an early hands-on and discuss their questions directly with the staff members present.